Core Faculty – U.S. and Canada

Aikoh, Hideki

Fulltime Faculty

Washington Academy of Languages

B.A. ('86) Gakushuin University

Aker, Leanna

Associate Program Director

Gordon Albright School of Education

Ph.D. ('16) Seattle Pacific University

M.S. Ed ('09) Walden University

B.S. Biology ('95) University of Tennessee

 

Allen, Latricia Renee

Associate Program Director

School of Arts and Sciences

M.A. ('15) Trinity Washington University

B.A. ('12) University of Maryland University College
 
Altiero, Holly

Associate Program Director - Vancouver BC

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D.  ('18)  Oregon State University

M.Ed ('09) Lewis and Clark College 

B.S. ('07) Eastern Oregon University
BSPM ('05) Henry Cogswell College

 

Brown, Steven D.

Department Chair, ASOE Graduate Programs

Gordon Albright School of Education

J.D. ('81) University of Michigan

B.A. ('78) University of Chicago

 

Butler, Victoria

Dean

Gordon Albright School of Education

Ed.D. ('16) Seattle University

M.Ed. ('90) Seattle University

B.E.D. ('79) Seattle University

Carruth, Ellen

Principal Faculty

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('08) University of Tennessee 

Ed.D. ('04) Tennessee Technological University

M.M. ('96) Florida State University

B.S. ('95) Tennessee Technical University

 

Carter, Bryan

Department Chair, ASOE Undergraduate Programs

Gordon Albright School of Education

Ph.D. ('14) Oklahoma State University

M.A. ('10) Eastern Washington University

B.A. ('05) Eastern Washington University

B.A. ('04) Eastern Washington University

B.A. ('02) University of Washington

Cholewinska, Anna

Academic Program Director

School of Arts and Sciences

M.A. ('90) University of Warsaw

Chow, Margaret

Academic Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

Ed.D. ('79) Seattle University

M.Ed. ('72) Seattle University

B.Ed. ('61) Seattle University

Chung, Ac

Academic Program Director 

School of Management

Ph.D. ('95) University of South Florida

M.S. ('91) George Washington University

M.S. ('83) Seoul, Korea

Cox, Kathryn M.

Academic Program Director

School of Management

D.B.A. ('19) City University of Seattle

M.B.A. (‘86) Pepperdine University

B.A. Ohio State University

Culham, Thomas

Academic Program Director

School of Management

Ph.D. ('12) Simon Fraser University

M.A.Sc. University of British Columbia

B.A. University of Waterloo

Dawson, Christina

Associate Program Director

Gordon Albright School of Education

Ed. D. ('87) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

M.S. ('79) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

B.S. ('77) Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Dereshiwsky, Mary

Dissertation Director Methodologist

School of Applied Leadership

Ph.D. ('85) University of Massachusetts at Amherst

M.S. ('77) University of New Haven

B.S. ('74) Southern Connecticut State University

Domingo, Joel L.

Academic Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

Ed. D. ('11) Argosy University

M.A. ('95) Fuller Theological Seminary

B.A. ('91) University of Washington

Douglas, Hong Ying

Fulltime Faculty

Washington Academy of Languages

M.B.A. ('06) University of Colorado

M.A. ('97) Christopher Newport University

B.A. ('89) Beijing Normal University

Farwell, Jodey

Associate Program Director

School of Management

M.S. ('90) University of Idaho

B.S. ('88) University of Idaho

Ferry, Nicole

Assistant Professor and Associate Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

Ph.D. ('18) Washington State University 

B.S. ('11) Washington State University

Gardner, Lee Nathan

Associate Program Director

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('14) University of Maine

M.A. ('05) University of Maine

B.A. ('95) University of Maine Fort Kent

Gehrke, Christina J.

Academic Program Director

School of Management

D.B.A. ('19) City University of Seattle

M.B.A. ('01) Seattle University

B.S. Accounting ('87) Ohio State University

Giner, Jessica

Program Director

School of Management

J.D. ('07) Seattle University School of Law

B.A. ('04) Seattle University

Gray, Susan

Associate Program Director

Gordon Albright School of Education

M.A. ('17) Seattle University

M.Ed ('09) University of Washington

B.A. ('07) University of Washington

Griffin, David

Academic Program Director

School of Management

Ph.D. ('15) Vysoka Skola Manazmentu

M.A. ('90) McMaster University

B.A. ('89) McMaster University

B.A. ('87) McMaster University

Gunderson, Lisa

Associate Program Director, Victoria Counselling Program

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('99) University of Southern California

M.A. ('95) University of Southern California

B.A. Psychology ('91) University of Southern California

B.A. Social Science and Communications ('91) University of Southern California

Hecker, Kara

Associate Program Director

School of Arts and Sciences

M.Ed. ('04) City University of Seattle

B.Ed. ('76) University of Calgary

Henderson, Heather

Academic Program Director, Canadian MEd Leadership

Gordon Albright School of Education

Ed.D. ('17) City University of Seattle

M.Ed. ('86) University of British Columbia

B.Ed. ('76) University of Calgary

Kaghan, William N.

Academic Program Director

School of Management

Ph.D. ('98) University of Washington

M.B.A. ('88) University of Washington

B.S. ('78) University of Tennessee

B.A. ('74) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Knorr, Christine

Academic Program Director

Washington Academy of Languages

M.A. ('98) School for International Training

TESL Cert ('94) Seattle University

B.A. ('88) Western Washington University

Kirstein, Kurt

Associate Faculty, Academic Program Director, School of Management

School of Management

Ed.D. ('04) Nova Southeastern University

M.A. ('01) Seattle University

B.S. ('87) The Evergreen State College 

Lam, Chantelle

Academic Program Director, Vancouver Counselling Program

School of Arts and Sciences

M.O.C. ('16) City University of Seattle

B.A. Psychology ('05) Simon Fraser University

Linder, Jacqueline

Academic Program Director, Canadian Counselling Programs

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('14) Sofia University

B.A. ('01) University of Toronto

Luft, Toupey

Associate Program Director and Associate Professor

Calgary Counselling Program Alberta

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('02) University of Calgary

M.Sc. ('97) University of Calgary

B.A. (Hons) ('94) University of Calgary

Lüdert, Jan

Associate Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

Ph.D. ('16) The University of British Columbia

M.A. ('07) The Australian National University

B.A. ('01) University of Hamburg

Luong, Linh

Academic Program Director

School of Management

M.B.A. ('03) University of Texas – Dallas

M.I.S. ('99) University of Texas – Dallas

B.S. ('97) University of Texas – Dallas

M. Murphy, B.

Associate Program Director

School of Arts and Sciences

Ed.D. ('11) Argosy University-Sarasota 

M.A. ('00) The Georgia School of Professional Psychology 

B.A. ('93) University of Illinois

Macdonald, Heather

Associate Program Director - Canada

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('13) Walden University 

M.A. ('02) Briercrest Biblical Seminary

B.A. ('95) Ambrose University

Malone, Christine

Academic Program Director

School of Management

Ed.D. ('18) City University of Seattle

M.B.A. ('12) Northcentral University

M.H.A. ('07) University of Washington

B.S. ('05) Henry Cogswell College

Mann, Jacqueline Margo

Associate Program Director, Vancouver B.C. Counselling Programs

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('97) University of Saskatchewan

M.A. ('92) University of Saskatchewan

B.A. ('87) University of Calgary


Mhina, Christine Hellen

Associate Program Director, Research Coordinator

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('05) University of Alberta

M.S. ('95) University of Alberta

B. Agriculture ('86) Sokoine University of Agriculture

Mphande-Finn, Joyce

Associate Program Director

School of Arts and Sciences

Ed.D. ('04) University of Montana

M.A. ('99) University of Montana

B.Sc. ('95) Berea College, KY

B.A. ('83) University of Malawi

Nash-Haruna, Ann-Mary

Associate Program Director

School of Management

Ph.D. ('18) Walden University 

M.P.A. ('07) Strayer University Columbia, SC campus 

B.S. ('97) Delta State University Abraka, Nigeria

Peterson, Rachel

Full-time Faculty

Washington Academy of Languages

M.A. ('98) Pacific College

TESL/TEFL Certificate (’13) Oxford Seminars

Pezarro, Mark

Academic Program Director

School of Management

Ph.D. (’79) University of Cambridge

BSc ('74) University of Calgary, Alberta

Poff, Teri

Associate Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

M.A. ('93) Pacific Lutheran University

B.A. ('76) University of California, Santa Barbara

Rankin IV, Pressley

Academic Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

Ph.D. ('13) University of San Diego


M.S. ('06) San Diego State University

B.A. ('03) North Carolina State University

Roughley, Rob

Academic Program Director, Calgary Counselling Program, Alberta

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('14) University of Calgary

M.C. ('06) University of Calgary

B.Ed. ('02) Brock University

M.Ed. ('00) Queen’s University

B.Ed. ('97) Queen’s University

B.A. ('96) Queen’s University

Saadat, Payam

Academic Program Director

School of Management

D.B.A. ('16) George Fox University

M.S.P.M. ('10) City University of Seattle

B.S. ('06) Portland State University

Sanders, Colin

Associate Program Director, Vancouver BC

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('14) Tilburg University

M.A. ('79) University of Manitoba

B.A. ('76) University of Manitoba

Scott, Charles

Associate Program Director, M.Ed. Leadership Program, BC

Gordon Albright School of Education

Ph.D. ('11) Simon Fraser University

B.H.E. ('83) University of British Columbia

Singleton, Cindy, I.

Academic Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

M.Ed. ('10) University of Phoenix

B.S. ('07) University of Phoenix

Stella, Maria O.

Associate Program Director, M.Ed. School Counselling Program, BC

Gordon Albright School of Education

Ph.D. ('10) California Institute of Integral Studies

M.A. ('06) University of Philosophical Research

B.A. ('04) University of British Columbia

Tsai, Chein-Hsin 

Associate Program Director

Washington Academy of Languages

Ph.D. ('09) Harvard

M.A. ('05) Harvard

B.A. ('03) University of Washington

Viehl, Cory 

Academic Program Director

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D.  ('17) Georgia State University

M.S. ('08) University of North Georgia

B.S. ('03) University of North Georgia

Wade, Allan

Academic Program Director, Victoria Counselling Director, BC

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('00) University of Victoria

M.A. ('91) University of Victoria

B.A. ('81) Simon Fraser University

Walker, Michael

Associate Program Director

School of Applied Leadership

M.Ed. ('82) University of Alaska

B.A. ('95) Augustana College

B.A. ('72) University of Northern Colorado

Walters, David

Associate Program Director, Edmonton Counselling Program

School of Arts and Sciences

Ph.D. ('90) King’s College

M.A. ('08) University of Chester

M.Litt. ('06) University of St. Andrews

B.A. ('76) University of Alberta

Zipursky, Gerald

CN, Director of Canadian Business Operations

Management Institute

MSW ('70) University of Manitoba

B.S. ('66) University of Manitoba